How many times have we been asked that in life? And how many times do we take things to go even though we don't need to?
Yesterday Micah reminded me that we didn't need our bagel to go when stopping at Panera for a snack. We could enjoy the moment. And I almost missed it. I almost just ordered it to go and was going to hand it to him while walking to go to our next stop.
But there was no reason to rush. I just artificially rush without knowing it. We had time. We had just taken tons of time looking for a baseball hat together and enjoying the process. So why stop there?
So instead we took it for "here" and sat down outside and enjoyed our bagel together. It probably was less than five minutes of an investment but the rewards were so much greater. We talked. We sat. We laughed. We schemed. We spent time together in a real way not in a "lets just get to the next thing on our list way". It was real, not artificial.
Dang I needed that. I need that everyday. We all do. We just trade five minutes of efficiency and miss out for no reason.
Remember this.
And next time you are asked " for here or to go?" Think twice. Invest in the moment.
Selah.
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